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‘Richmond upon Thames College’

To merge or not to merge – that is the question

Cash-strapped colleges should appraise the merits of a merger to avoid having structural change thrust upon them

Opinion, Colleges

The FE fashion school where change is always on trend

Fashion Retail Academy principal Lee Lucas on the impact of 20 years of industry transformation- from physical shops to same-day deliveries, influencers and drone flying A delicate fragrance lingers in the air as I pass through the grand pillared archway under a stained-glass goddess, and into the home of the Fashion Retail Academy. The lavish […]

Profiles, Long read

The high cost pressures of safety valve deals

Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may not be suitable for them

Feature, News, Long read, SEND

Keith Smith, Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges

Keith Smith has a unique perspective on the FE sector’s challenges, having viewed them at bird’s eye level as one of the Department for Education’s top policy masterminds, and now on the campus frontline as chief executive of Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC). Smith’s fingerprints are all over many of the policies that have […]

Profiles, Long read, Skills reform

‘Groundbreaking’ school and college partnership to deliver new sixth form

Richmond Upon Thames College and neighbouring school to open new sixth form to 50 students next year

News, Colleges, sixth form colleges

Ofsted hands rare ‘inadequate’ grade to county council

Bedford Borough Council becomes second local authority to currently hold the lowest possible grade

News, Ofsted

Richmond College strike plans on ice as arbitration talks planned over ‘fire and rehire’ proposals

UCU members at Richmond upon Thames College had planned walkouts to coincide with the start of term.

News, Staff

Adult funding rates set to rise in London

A funding uplift of 3.5 per cent will apply to courses at level 2 and below for London residents will apply in 2022-23, the Mayor of London has announced.

News, Adult education, Devolution

Keith Smith to leave DfE to become London college boss

He has been a top skills civil servant for a decade

News